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TI-2026-07301 Aliases CVE-2026-8286GHSA-32xh-3x3c-6g6h

wrong STARTTLS connection reuse

Priority HIGH 70CWE-295Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 19 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

A vulnerability exists where a new transfer that uses STARTTLS to upgrade the connection might reuse an existing live connection even though the TLS configuration mismatches so it should not.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00309 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial curl (curl): 8.14.2, 8.16.1, 8.20.1Red Hat: 32 advisoriesRed Hat: 19 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
curlcurl7.30.0 to before 8.14.2; 8.15.0 to before 8.16.1; 8.17.0 to before 8.20.18.14.2, 8.16.1, 8.20.1Patch availableCNA
curlcurl8.20.0; 8.19.0; 8.18.0; 8.17.0; 8.16.0; 8.15.0; 8.14.1; 8.14.0; 8.13.0; 8.12.1; 8.12.0; 8.11.1; 8.11.0; 8.10.1; 8.10.0; 8.9.1; 8.9.0; 8.8.0; 8.7.1; 8.7.0; 8.6.0; 8.5.0; 8.4.0; 8.3.0; 8.2.1; 8.2.0; 8.1.2; 8.1.1; 8.1.0; 8.0.1; 8.0.0; 7.88.1; 7.88.0; 7.87.0; 7.86.0; 7.85.0; 7.84.0; 7.83.1; 7.83.0; 7.82.0; 7.81.0; 7.80.0; 7.79.1; 7.79.0; 7.78.0; 7.77.0; 7.76.1; 7.76.0; 7.75.0; 7.74.0; 7.73.0; 7.72.0; 7.71.1; 7.71.0; 7.70.0; 7.69.1; 7.69.0; 7.68.0; 7.67.0; 7.66.0; 7.65.3; 7.65.2; 7.65.1; 7.65.0; 7.64.1; 7.64.0; 7.63.0; 7.62.0; 7.61.1; 7.61.0; 7.60.0; 7.59.0; 7.58.0; 7.57.0; 7.56.1; 7.56.0; 7.55.1; 7.55.0; 7.54.1; 7.54.0; 7.53.1; 7.53.0; 7.52.1; 7.52.0; 7.51.0; 7.50.3; 7.50.2; 7.50.1; 7.50.0; 7.49.1; 7.49.0; 7.48.0; 7.47.1; 7.47.0; 7.46.0; 7.45.0; 7.44.0; 7.43.0; 7.42.1; 7.42.0; 7.41.0; 7.40.0; 7.39.0; 7.38.0; 7.37.1; 7.37.0; 7.36.0; 7.35.0; 7.34.0; 7.33.0; 7.32.0; 7.31.0; 7.30.0—No fix listedCNA
  • curl Vendorcurl Affected 7.30.0 to before 8.14.2; 8.15.0 to before 8.16.1; 8.17.0 to before 8.20.1 Fixed in 8.14.2, 8.16.1, 8.20.1 Patch available CNA
  • curl Vendorcurl Affected 8.20.0; 8.19.0; 8.18.0; 8.17.0; 8.16.0; 8.15.0; 8.14.1; 8.14.0; 8.13.0; 8.12.1; 8.12.0; 8.11.1; 8.11.0; 8.10.1; 8.10.0; 8.9.1; 8.9.0; 8.8.0; 8.7.1; 8.7.0; 8.6.0; 8.5.0; 8.4.0; 8.3.0; 8.2.1; 8.2.0; 8.1.2; 8.1.1; 8.1.0; 8.0.1; 8.0.0; 7.88.1; 7.88.0; 7.87.0; 7.86.0; 7.85.0; 7.84.0; 7.83.1; 7.83.0; 7.82.0; 7.81.0; 7.80.0; 7.79.1; 7.79.0; 7.78.0; 7.77.0; 7.76.1; 7.76.0; 7.75.0; 7.74.0; 7.73.0; 7.72.0; 7.71.1; 7.71.0; 7.70.0; 7.69.1; 7.69.0; 7.68.0; 7.67.0; 7.66.0; 7.65.3; 7.65.2; 7.65.1; 7.65.0; 7.64.1; 7.64.0; 7.63.0; 7.62.0; 7.61.1; 7.61.0; 7.60.0; 7.59.0; 7.58.0; 7.57.0; 7.56.1; 7.56.0; 7.55.1; 7.55.0; 7.54.1; 7.54.0; 7.53.1; 7.53.0; 7.52.1; 7.52.0; 7.51.0; 7.50.3; 7.50.2; 7.50.1; 7.50.0; 7.49.1; 7.49.0; 7.48.0; 7.47.1; 7.47.0; 7.46.0; 7.45.0; 7.44.0; 7.43.0; 7.42.1; 7.42.0; 7.41.0; 7.40.0; 7.39.0; 7.38.0; 7.37.1; 7.37.0; 7.36.0; 7.35.0; 7.34.0; 7.33.0; 7.32.0; 7.31.0; 7.30.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.30.0 to before 8.21.0VulnerableHaxx
  • cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.30.0 to before 8.21.0 Vulnerable ·Haxx

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA curl (curl) Fixed in 8.14.2, 8.16.1, 8.20.1

Red Hat 32 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:93454 Released 2026-11-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    curl security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) libcurl-devel-7.76.1-31.el9_6.4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) curl-7.76.1-31.el9_6.4, curl-minimal-7.76.1-31.el9_6.4, libcurl-7.76.1-31.el9_6.4 +1
  • RHSA-2026:82888 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.17.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle
  • RHSA-2026:82857 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle
Show 29 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2026:82372 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:82354 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:82347 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:82336 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.17.1
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:82322 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.17.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:82304 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.17.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:72506 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    curl security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) libcurl-devel-8.12.1-1.el10_0.10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) curl-8.12.1-1.el10_0.10, libcurl-8.12.1-1.el10_0.10, libcurl-minimal-8.12.1-1.el10_0.10
  • RHSA-2026:72502 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-trust-manager-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:72476 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:72475 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:72470 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:72399 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:72395 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:72394 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:66357 Released 2026-09-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.22.14 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 rhcos-aarch64-4.22.9.8.202609081748-0, rhcos-ppc64le-4.22.9.8.202609081748-0, rhcos-s390x-4.22.9.8.202609081748-0 +1
  • RHSA-2026:66018 Released 2026-09-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 security update
    • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-kubernetes-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/haproxy-rhel9 +2
  • RHSA-2026:63140 Released 2026-09-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.19.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.19 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:63138 Released 2026-09-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.19.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.19 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:63135 Released 2026-09-03 · Red Hat rating Important
    cert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.19.2
    • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.19 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:60440 Released 2026-09-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.22.12 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 rhcos-aarch64-4.22.9.8.202608251819-0, rhcos-ppc64le-4.22.9.8.202608251819-0, rhcos-s390x-4.22.9.8.202608251819-0 +1
  • RHSA-2026:62260 Released 2026-09-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30.0 Release.
    • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30 registry.redhat.io/devspaces/code-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/configbump-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/devspaces/dashboard-rhel9 +7
  • RHSA-2026:61783 Released 2026-08-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
    • Red Hat Discovery 2 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:58981 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update
    • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-kubernetes-tp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/installer-tp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/rhua-tp-rhel9
  • RHSA-2026:57462 Released 2026-08-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    curl security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) curl-7.61.1-34.el8_10.13, libcurl-7.61.1-34.el8_10.13, libcurl-devel-7.61.1-34.el8_10.13 +1
  • RHSA-2026:56869 Released 2026-08-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.62 SP5 security update
    • Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP5
  • RHSA-2026:55439 Released 2026-08-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    curl security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libcurl-devel-7.76.1-40.el9_8.5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) curl-7.76.1-40.el9_8.5, curl-minimal-7.76.1-40.el9_8.5, libcurl-7.76.1-40.el9_8.5 +1
  • RHSA-2026:55450 Released 2026-08-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    curl security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) libcurl-devel-8.12.1-4.el10_2.3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) curl-8.12.1-4.el10_2.3, libcurl-8.12.1-4.el10_2.3, libcurl-minimal-8.12.1-4.el10_2.3
  • RHSA-2026:34975 Released 2026-07-02 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images cargo-1.96.1-1.hum1@aarch64, cargo-1.96.1-1.hum1@x86_64, clippy-1.96.1-1.hum1@aarch64 +36
  • RHSA-2026:29017 Released 2026-06-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images curl-8.21.0-0.1.hum1@aarch64, curl-8.21.0-0.1.hum1@src, curl-8.21.0-0.1.hum1@x86_64 +6

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    curl 8.14.2, 8.16.1, 8.20.1

    13 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 12 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5AffectedNo fix yet
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17Fixed RHSA-2026:82304, RHSA-2026:82322, RHSA-2026:82336, RHSA-2026:82888
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18Fixed RHSA-2026:82347, RHSA-2026:82354, RHSA-2026:82372, RHSA-2026:82857
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.19Fixed RHSA-2026:63135, RHSA-2026:63138, RHSA-2026:63140
Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20Fixed RHSA-2026:72394, RHSA-2026:72395, RHSA-2026:72399, RHSA-2026:72470, RHSA-2026:72475, RHSA-2026:72476, RHSA-2026:72502
Red Hat Discovery 2Fixed RHSA-2026:61783
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:55450
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:55439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:72506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:93454
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)Fixed RHSA-2026:55450
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:57462
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:55439
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0)Fixed RHSA-2026:72506
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6)Fixed RHSA-2026:93454
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:29017, RHSA-2026:34975
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP5Fixed RHSA-2026:56869
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22Fixed RHSA-2026:60440, RHSA-2026:66357
Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30Fixed RHSA-2026:62260
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5Fixed RHSA-2026:58981, RHSA-2026:66018
Not affected: 5 products
  • Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30
  • Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer
  • Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8286
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32xh-3x3c-6g6h
  3. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:56869 · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-09 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP5 · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82304 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82322 · Red Hat
  7. 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82336 · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82372 · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82354 · Red Hat
  10. 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82347 · Red Hat
  11. 2026-10-15 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82857 · Red Hat
  12. 2026-10-15 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82888 · Red Hat
  13. 2026-10-16 Fix available: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17, Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 · Red Hat
  14. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  15. 2026-11-02 Fix available: RHSA-2026:93454 · Red Hat
  16. 2026-11-02 Fix available: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) · Red Hat
  17. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

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